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Republican Senate candidates have little experience but firm opinionsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Among the few things the three Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls have in common would be that none of them has ever been elected before. But on most other i...
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New tollway signs bearing governor's name irk activistJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - He thought it was the end of the road for expensive signs plastering Gov. Rod Blagojevich's name all over the tollways, but agency watchdog Dennis Twohig did a double-ta...
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Johnny Depp to film in Aurora?Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - He's toiled in the chocolate factory as Willy Wonka and sailed the high seas as Capt. Jack Sparrow, but will Johnny Depp soon patrol the seedy bank-robbing underground i...
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It all comes down to money in Dist. 20Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Just how much information is enough, especially when it comes to spending taxpayer money? That is one question where the two Democratic candidates for the Kane County Bo...
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Winter storm whitewashes suburbsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Morning rush-hour drivers and anyone trying to catch a flight is feeling the brunt of the winter storm that could dump a foot of snow on the Chicago region before it end...
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Kaneland schools need $3 million in repairsJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - The Kaneland school district will have to make almost $3 million in life-safety repairs to its buildings, with or without a successful referendum push. Architectural con...
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Jailed Rezko agrees to push back his trialJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Jailed political fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko wanted his fraud trial to get under way sooner than its scheduled Feb. 25 start date, but ultimately he agreed to accept ...
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Rt. 72 repair project to get an earlier startJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - A five-mile stretch of Route 72 in Hampshire will undergo repairs and resurfacing sooner than expected, state Rep. Tim Schmitz said Wednesday. "It is falling apart. Ther...
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Quick tests on way in Dist. 300Jan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - If you hear there's a SWAT team at your neighborhood elementary school, don't worry -- your kids are safe. Community Unit District 300's so-called "SWAT Team" will soon ...
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Bar owners hoping for Wisconsin banJan 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois tavern owners working along the Wisconsin border aren't going to see a level playing field on the smoking front for several months. A bill to ban smoking in Wis...